I recently had the pleasure of working with Dorrit Kingsbury of Kingsbury Garden Designs near San Francisco in Northern California.Dorrit had this to say about the project:"The intention was for a clean lined, sculptural garden with Italian and French design influences. And, relatively drought tolerant plantings. (a...
It's been almost two years since I originally bid on the Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital 'Call to Artists' in the Santa Barbara area.As I mentioned in a post at that time, Cottage Health Systems, located in Goleta CA, planned to completely rebuild Goleta Valley Cottage...
I recently received more photos of the garden at Sollidens Slot on the island of Öland in Sweden. I first mentioned this garden and Aqualens in this post from July.Sollidens Slot (Solliden Palace) is owned by Carl XVI Gustaf - the current king of Sweden...
Heather Grossman of Mom's Landscaping & Design got in touch with me in May 2014 about ordering this Aqualens Sphere Fountain.Heather's clients in Minnesota were in the process of building a new house and they sensibly wanted to plan very far ahead, to make sure...
These wonderful photos were sent to me by Gary Fisher of the Fisher Gallery.Gary recently retired and built his dream studio, which has a courtyard in the center. His Landscape Architect suggested that he use one of my Aqualens Sphere Fountains as a centerpiece in...
A delightful gentleman, Anthony DiGuiseppe, commissioned me to make this massive aqualens that uses a 6-foot (2 meter) diameter steel sphere set in a 6-foot (2 meter) diameter stainless steel dish.We bonded over the fact that we both became grand parents on almost the same...
Solliden is a Swedish castle-like villa on the island of Öland. It is the Swedish royal family's summer residence and King Carl XVI Gustaf's private property - although public tours are available,.An event is taking place in Solliden as I type this. From what I've...
This is a beautiful setting in Slovenia for my Aqualens.I appreciate how the round brick pattern at the base of the fountain reflects the shape of the sphere fountain itself while also providing a raised base.I did mention to the owner that it's important to...
A client in Bath recently sent me some photos of her aqualens globe fountain in both winter and spring (post here).She has now very kindly sent me photos in Summer, and all of her photos can now be seen together on this page.It’s so nice...
I have just finished making a Moongate for the Sberbank Corporate University in Moscow.You can see the photos of it at the right in the workshop with Martin in front of it.Martin has been helping me to make all my sculptures for over 16 years...
The New Turkish Presidential Palace - also known as the Ak Saray - was recently completed (last winter) and is now in use. I haven't been to see the palace yet, however two of my Aqualens - both with 6-foot (2m) diameter dishes were purchased...
I love featuring my customer's Aqualens Sphere Fountain's on my blog as I enjoy seeing the gardens, patios, and courtyards where my fountains are placed.These particular photos were sent to me by a customer in the UK, and show the difference between winter (brrr) and...